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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
5
A wartime poetic appeal urges youth to defend liberty with the flag as symbol. The lines praise sacrifice and call on a son’s courage at the front, noting white stars and crimson stripes as emblems of freedom. Attributed to George Willard Bonte in the New York Herald.
I from parents and others. The girls are also planning to go camping and are hoping that this tea will partly defray the expenses of the trip.
Miss Polly Heitman’s campfire girls host a Mother Goose tea at Peoples House Furnishing on Saturday afternoon. The tea room opens at 2 with a period menu of rhyme themed foods and waitresses dressed as Mother Goose characters to refresh shoppers downtown. The event supports the group’s current expenses as their national organization urges each camp to earn its own funds.
Miss Esther Minard assisted in organizing an auxiliary to the local Red Cross chapter in Thomasville this afternoon. A large Thomasville membership is expected and nearby town workers may affiliate. Red Cross members are urged to meet at North Main street headquarters Friday at 10 a.m. to plan Saturday night’s parade. The roll will be called and all women members are expected.
Miss Olive Mann of Greensboro enters Edwards Business college. Miss Minnie Lee Herring of Kennansville arrives in the city to study at Edwards. Miss Nora Clodfelter of Lexington and Miss Ethel Presnell of Ashboro enroll at Edwards. Mrs. Fred T. Ingram is called to Rocky Mount after her sister Mrs. R C Craven’s death. Mrs. Mary Moffett of Ashboro visits en route home from Greensboro. W L Stamey attends the state.
The Red Men hosted a well attended banquet at the Sherred building in High Point honoring Great Sachem Htnan Hughes of Graham. Speakers praised patriotism as attendees, including nearby visitors, listened to several brief talks before a lengthy spread concluded around 10.
Bluebird Photoplays presents Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol retitled The Right to Be Happy. Rupert Julian will head the Bluebird company with a capable cast as the film opens at Bose Theatre today.
Knights of Pythias meeting plans shift from Rocky Mount to High Point as Hen Henderson helps secure a 1918 Pythian 6 gathering. Local figures attend church sessions, visits, and conferences including the Young Peoples conference at Alamance church. Mayors and residents travel for business and summer plans while Vera Idol departs for Peabody summer school in Nashville. Tokio Diet set to convene June 21 for a three week session after dissolution of the House of Representatives and a new house elected in April.
Paving work is moving quickly in the north city as North Main Street nears completion with one side opened for traffic. The project uses a heavy concrete-base and asphalt surface with rails embedded in concrete to resist wear. Water sewer and gas lines run every 50 feet and work shifts to each side to avoid blockages while Lassiter and company pursue the main thoroughfare before side streets. Centennial avenue work continues with Roemae concrete-like material planned for use and motorists in nearby High Point and Greensboro watching closely.
Francis J. Grandon says children in Heart's Desire are easier to manage than adults. Marie Doro stars. a five year old playing her brother delighted audiences with a tart prank to illustrate a scene.
A flag-raising ceremony under Ellis’ order capped Chicago Flag Day with a mammoth display of patriotism. Orators included Illinois Governor Lowden and former Kentucky Governor Morrow among other nationally prominent men.
On June 14 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Mass simple exercises marked commencement day. Dr Leo Hendrik Baekeland delivered the address to the graduating class as a leading chemist and officer in several scientific societies.
An advertisement warns that stomach ailments may signal serious diseases such as stomach cancer and liver disorders. It claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy offers relief within 24 hours, urging prompt action to avoid dangerous outcomes.
A postal advertisement claims Mayr's Wonder Remedy restores health for millions. It asserts a single dose will prove helpful and advertises Hart Drug as the seller.
City license taxes are due and payable to the city tax collector R. C. Soyers in the Bank of Commerce building. All persons firms and corporations liable should secure license at once for the current year. T. J. Murphy City Manager.
Mrs A G Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina says Foley Kidney Pills gave wonderful benefit and she cannot praise them enough. The testimonial is from Mann Drug Co.
A. M. Hunsucker of Bogne Chitto Mississippi reports relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble and dizziness after Foley Kidney S. The ad notes disordered kidneys cause pains in side and back sore muscles swollen joints and fatigue and mentions Manm Drug Co.
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